Depressed ➡️ stable ➡️ severely depressed ➡️ stable… all in 5 months. This is my bipolar 🧠
This is me 2 months ago on vacation in Rarotonga, having the time of my life. For 3 months before this I had been suffering from mild depression and bad anxiety. When I returned home I quickly spiralled into an episode of severe depression. I didn’t want to get out of bed. I couldn’t distract myself from the pain I was suffering. I couldn’t muster a positive thought about myself. I was in a really dark place.
Although I have come through similar episodes many times before and I knew it wouldn’t last forever, it felt like it would never end and I desperately wanted to escape.
Fast forward a month and I am feeling back to my normal self. Happy, motivated, and self assured. It blows my mind how quickly I can go from depressed to stable.
I am so glad I’m out the other side again, but sadly I know this won’t last forever. Bipolar is fucking hard work. It’s exhausting and at times debilitating. But the good times make life worth it. If this is your reality, know that you are strong beyond measure 💪 And you’re going to be okay.